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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Richard sell when he was a child at the West Berlin train station Gesundbrunnen?
(a) Mulberries.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Blueberries.

2. On what square do the men gather who stop eating and drinking and are asking to be able to support themselves by working?
(a) Alexanderplatz.
(b) Bebelplatz.
(c) Gendarmenmarkt.
(d) Potsdamer Platz.

3. How many of Richard's former students are tenured professors?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 1.

4. What authors does Richard think he might read now that he is retired?
(a) Kafka or Balzac.
(b) Tolstoy or Hesse.
(c) Flaubert or Gogol.
(d) Proust or Dostoevsky.

5. What type of sandwiches does Richard make for dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Chicken salad.
(b) Egg salad.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Cheese and ham.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a man die in the lake?

2. What day of the week did a man die in the lake?

3. What languages do the men speak who gather in front of Berlin's Town Hall?

4. When Richard goes to a meeting at the school in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, how long have some refugees been occupying the school?

5. Where does Richard drive to run errands on Saturday in Chapter 4?

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